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Atom Critical Temperature Imperial Stout

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🌍 United Kingdom · Imperial Stout · One of 75 Imperial Stouts in hopIQ

Critical Temperature was aged for a month on 4 kilos of coffee beans, allowing a long and slow extraction of the essential compounds. Named after the critical temperature in thermodynamics. Atom's showpiece dark beer — coffee-forward, warming, and complex.

ABV
10%
Bitterness
Very bitter
Roasted bitterness
SRM
dark45
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Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 56 flavour tags

roasted
100%
coffee
100%
chocolate
60%
smooth
60%
dark fruit
60%
boozy
60%
rich
30%
earthy
30%
full-bodied
30%
bitter
30%
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About Imperial Stout

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Imperial Stout?

Stouts are dark ales with roasted barley character, 4–8% ABV and IBU 25–45. Expect coffee, dark chocolate and toast flavors with a creamy body and dry finish.

Finding a similar Imperial Stout

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same roasted, coffee, chocolate character as Atom Critical Temperature Imperial Stout will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Atom Critical Temperature Imperial Stout

Serve at 13–16°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Slightly warmer than you might expect. 10–13°C lets the roasted malt, chocolate and coffee notes open up fully.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Can be cellared 2–5 years. Develops dark fruit, leather and port-like complexity with age.

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